February  13,  1902, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDEyEli. 
137 
BARR’S  NEW  DWARF  EARLY  MARROWFAT  PEA, 
“THE  HERALD.” — A  very  valuable  adititioii  to  our  early 
peas,  coming  in  with  William  the  First  ami  other  e.arliest 
round  peas,  and  bearing  a  profusion  of  large  well-filled 
pods,  containing  8  to  10  peas  of  fine  rich  flavour  ;  sturdy 
branching  habit,  heigh  lOin.  to  12iu.  Per  pint,  3/6. 
BARR’S  GOLDEN  WAX  POD  DWARF  BEAN,  bearing 
large  handsome  fleshy  pods  of  delicate  flavour,  an  abundant 
bearer,  and  verv  earlv.  Per  pint,  1  /S  ;  ner  quart,  2/-. 
BARR’S  HARDY  WINTER  WHITE  BROCCOLI,  a  splen¬ 
did  Broccoli  for  autumn  and  winter  setting,  with  snowy 
white  heads.  Per  packet,  1/-;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
BARR’S  “STANDARD”  BRUSSELS  SPROUTS,  well 
iurnished  with  medium -sized  firm  sprouts  of  delica'e 
flavour.  Per  nacket,  f  -:  peroz.,  2/6. 
BARR’S  “BEST  OP  ALL”  AUTUMN  CUTTING,  grand 
/little  early  Cabbage  of  exeepiionally  fine  cooking  quality. 
Award  of  Merit.  H.  H.S.,  August.  1901.  Pkt.,  6  l.  ;  oz.,  1/6. 
BAhR’S  NEW  INTERMEDIATE  CARROT,  a  very  fine 
vselectio  ■,  roots  medium  long,  of  tine  form,  rich  colour,  and 
fine  rooking  qualities.  Per  pseket,  4d  :  n  roz.,  1/-. 
BARR’S  NEW  SOLID  PINK  CELERY,  of  m  dium  height, 
broad  and  so  id  as  crystal,  of  a  ri  di  nutty  fi  ivour. 
Per  packet,  1/6  and  2  C 
BASR’S“  PRIDE  OF  THE  MARKET”  CUCUMBER,  long, 
-dark  green,  handsome  Iruic  of  finest  (|unlity,  a  gre.ai 
favourite.  Per  packet,  1  6 
BARR’S  “  PERFECTION  ”  TOMATO.  First  Class  Certiti- 
•cate,  R.H..S.  Handsome,  smooth,  bright  scarlet  fruit,  of 
deep  flesh  ;  an  abundant  cropper.  Per  packet  6d.  and  1/-. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the 
•best  Vegetables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  Garden 
and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors', 
^ENT  FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
&  SSOXS'S, 
11,  12,  &  13,  KING  STREET,  COVENT  CARDEN,  LONDON 
Nurseries;  LoNC  Diitun,  near  ISl’jihiton,  iSuiiUEY. 
3Es:  s  u  L 
OF 
(MOIiYNEUX'. 
In  the  50  best  Japane.=e  Varieties  no  less  than  12  were 
■distributed  by  Wells  &  Co.  (and  a  imrt  of  two  others), 
against  8  by  Calvat,  6  by  Weeks. 
? WHERE  ARE  THE  SPECIALISTS? 
Considering  that  fewer  Novelties  have  been  distributed 
'from  Earlswood  than  any  other  firms,  with  a  like  com¬ 
parison,  this  Audit  more  than  justifies  the  comparisons 
made  in  our  Special  List  (see  page  li).  It  is  not  the 
F.C.C.'s  of  the  N.C.S.  wliich  has  brought  them  to  the  front 
(for  simple  reasons),  but  there  they  are,  from  a  genuine 
vote.  And  at  least  Six  of  our  Novelties  of  this  season  will 
compare  with  any  other  six  (bar  none)  next  Autumn.  They 
have  been  awarded  Gold,  Silver,  and  B  onze  Medals  at 
Melbourne  and  Edinburgh;  also  A.M.  at  the  R.H.S.  F.C.C.' 
at  Edinburgh,  Brighton,  Belfast,  Bristol,  Battersea.  Liver¬ 
pool,  Leamington,  Manchester,  Norwich,  Aberdeen,  Hull, 
Bradford,  &c.,  &c.,  by  the  very  best  Chrysantbemum  Judges. 
And  I  shall  not  be  surprised  to  see  Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett 
running  well  for  first  place  in  Novelties.  Those  who  are 
looking  for  best  “  Mums  ”  should  send  at  once  for  our  Sheet 
or  Novelties  (and  Special  Thsti  and  see  their  Photographs, 
.for  no  time  should  be  lost  in  ordering  Novelties. 
Catalogites  post  free  from- 
W.  WEILLS  &.  CO.. 
EARLSWOOD,  REDHILL,  SURREY. 
No.  1129.— VOL.  XLIV.,  Thirb  Series. 
ECKFORD'S  .  . 
GIANT  SWEET  FE/IS, 
The  purity  and  stamina  of  these  Home-Grown 
Stocks  are  so  conserved  by  special  methods  of  cuUine. 
that  the  seed*  possess  phenomenal  strength  ard 
vitality. 
Twelve  Giant  varieties,  quite  distinct,  sphnchd 
tor  Exhibition,  •  losr  free, 
The  lollowliiK  splendid  novelties  for  1  ti  ore  vrp 
plied  in  i/  packets— * Loid  Kosehery  ”  d'esy 
Hagenta  Self);  ‘Meanic  Gordon”  (Bright  Eort 
Kbacied  Cream);  ‘Gracie  Greenwood”  (Cream 
shaded  Pink,  edged  deep  Pink), 
The  above  varieties  and  3  novelties  (1'  in  all) 
when  ordered  together,  &  post  free. 
Send  for  a  Catalogue  wi.h  full  description  free. 
ECKFORDS  .  . 
UNRIVALLED  CULINARY  P£AS 
Nothing  on  the  market  like  them  for  Flavour  and 
Cropping  capacity.  Enormous  yields  under  favourable 
conditions.  Collections  for  5  months  eontinnons 
supply  (sec  page  Catalogue). 
A  Booluet  on  “How  to  grow,  and  when  to 
BOW  Culinary  Peas  ’  free  with  each  order. 
CEKufNE  only 
direct  from  Wem, 
Awarded  no  less 
than  6  0  Gold  & 
Li.vcr  Medal)-. 
ECKFORDS 
FURt  VEGETABbT  SYFDS. 
Resets  ji-om  ill  atinrtfrs  irovr  them  to  be 
miequalleil  lor  poritv,  vigour,  and  yield.  They  are 
beToml  all  doubt  ahsolrteiv  the  cheapest  and  best 
ever  offered  to  the  pubiic.  Collection  for  12  months 
sapV  »  A.  t >  A2  /  ' .  6  ^ 
carnage  paid.  Other  collections,  2/9-  5/“  and  ^ 
post  Jree, 
CHOICEST  FLOWER  SEEDS. 
No  expense  or  paius  are  spared  to  ensure  tlie 
highest  merit  in  these  pure  and  selected  stocks.  They 
are  far  above  the  average  in  quality. 
ECKFORD’S  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE 
(■w  ith  vaUmhlp  Cultural  Notes)  should  he  In  the  hand 
of  every-  Gardener  (Amateur  and  Professional)  and 
is  sent  ^  h  E  t  of  receipt  of  postcard. 
Address  — 
HENRY  ECKFORD, 
Seed  Grower,  WEM,  SALOP. 
J 
FORBES’  Illustrated  Catalogue 
1902 
Has  amongst  exneits  'the  conspicuous  distinction  of  being 
the  Best  and  MosT  Acci  it.viE  on  Flori.sI.s’  Flowers 
and  Hardy  Plants  extant. 
It  con.ists  of  164  pages,  ami  coiitains  CoM''Lete  Hi>-to- 
Date  Coi.LECrioNS  of  all  section  of  Floui  ts’  Fi.oweu'. 
Every  .N’O' KLTV  OF  Merit  from  other  lai-ers  is  imnu  illy 
ad  led  to  my  own  World-re.nowneo  .Si-fcmalities,  with 
full  description  and  prices. 
It  gives  carefully  revi.sed  1)E- C a iPTlox.s.  Cflti  ral 
Directions,  Colour,  Height,  Ti.mk  of  E'LowKRi'd, 
Price,  British  or  common  names,  of  everything  worth 
growing,  togetlier  with  a  comiireliens: ve  ina-s  of  valuable 
ruformatioa  that  is  not  to  bo  had  elsewhere,  and  as  a 
conse  luence  is  ii  lO.istaut  use  anumgst  i  rofe.ssioiials  as 
their  most  valued  and  reliable  reference  book,  in  preference 
to  ‘he  most  elai  orate  riietionaries. 
Ir  is  tree  on  application  and  .should  be  in  the  hands  of  all 
who  wish  to  excel  in  gardening, 
JOHN  FORBES,  Nurseryman,  HAWICK,  SCOTLAND 
Jflui[iml  irf 
THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  15,  1902. 
lorries. 
^  HE  worries  of  life,  a  gardener’s 
^  life,  embrace  many  species  and 
varieties  ;  but  the  worst  worry 
of  all  is  the  silent  kind,  which, 
likeaneelworm,  gnawsinwards, 
sapping  the  energy  of  its  host,  and 
which  often,  too,  necessitates  a 
change  of  soil  to  fresh  fields  and  pas¬ 
tures  new.  The  thousand  and  one 
common  or  garden  worries  attacking  from 
without  are  well  known  and  too  much  talked 
about  to  detain  us,  for  here  “Our  Journal 
steps  in  and  fights  valiantly  for  the  oppressed. 
“  A  friend  in  need  is  a  friend  indeed,  and 
such  it  is.  Many  victories  are  proclaimed  in 
its  pages  ;  a  hundred  defeats  pass  not  un¬ 
recorded,  for  every  failure  is  a  step  to  success 
Do  not,  Mr.  Editor,  cast  a  roving  eye  over  the 
W.P.B.,  that  grave  of  many  an  ill-delivered 
good  conception.  Our  theme  is  pregnant 
with  truth  begotten  of  personal  intimacy, 
and  if  it  can  be  diplomatically  delivered  no 
harm  can  be  done,  and  some  good  may  result. 
The  wheels  of  life  never  ran  so  fast,  and  never 
more  did  they  need  the  lubrication  of  a  good 
understanding. 
“  What  are  you  driving  at  ?  ”  fays  one 
Driving  at  a  thorny  fence,  friend,  which  too 
long  has  divided  many  a  master  and  man, 
and  if  only  an  opening  is  made  a  better  light, 
at  least,  may  be  thrown  on  a  shady  subject. 
Master  and  man  1  Oh  !  the  mistress  is 
master  here,  many  can  say  and  many  have 
said.  Exactly  so;  and  a  very  good  master 
many  a  mistress  makes  when  keenly  interested 
in  her  garden.  One  lady  not  finly  so  well 
exemplifies  this  in  h“r  knowledge  of^  plants 
and  right  and  wrong  methods  of  cultivation, 
but  by  her  sympathetic  recognition  of  the 
outward  and  visible  worries  of  her  gardener, 
leaves  no  room  for  that  inward  and  spiritual 
burden  as  a  chronic  canker  of  life.  It  is  very 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR  ”  at 
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